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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1918.
THE NAVY LEAGUE.
NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE.
The following report, received from the Seeratary of the Navy League, regarding. the naval situation, in-forwarded for publication by Mr. A. M. Willams,
of the Longue
has no doubb of the future of our grand- cause, and urged upon all its members to enter upon the New Year with quiet condidanos ad unaloaded hope.
P. J. HANNON, General Secretary...
Rosar BURGM.
KUANG.
President.
A REWARD FOR MILITARY SERVICES.
89.9 per cent of the rice examined was adulterated that is, adulterated in the sensa that phosphorus:
A few gallops were done on Sunday pentoxide a valuable constituent
A Chinese, who had been banished no was abstracted from it, and to this less than four Ums and was liberated morning on the and track which was fact the prevalence of beri-beri (from from gaol laat May after doing" a year's | inst. Baroda Chief put up a good per hard labour for disobeying the order, was tormance and Australian Chief Buished which 800 persons died in Singapore la 1914) is attributed. Of the glee before the Magistrate to-day onary strongs inst mile 2.13.3, lank half
similar obargo. Inspector Torrett med. 1.04; Inst. quarter_00.2. Giant "Dablis Acting Secretary'at the Hongkong-brandaA PRINCEDOM FOR LUNG CHI.
Prisoner was also did good time, so is shown below. examined no less that 68 per cent the arrest in both casar. was absolutely adulterated; of milk, sentenced to a further tarm of 12 months Dunas Corax, 13, 30, 1.16, 1.84, 2.30, imported and tinned milks showed hard labour, adulteration to the extent of 78 per cout while that sold by itinerant vendors showed 24.9 per cent adulterated. "Aerated waters -- wero examined for, lend contamination * Fand. 31 out
examined were found to contain lead in dangerous quantities, Lastly beer was found to contain preservatives in case, the favourite being sulphites which it used in too great
every
POSSESSION OF ARMS.
SIQUEL TO AN ATTACK ON À EUROPEIN.
1st January, 1918. In accordance with a long catablished custom the Navy Leagus desires to submit, to its mismburs in all parte of the world a atatement of its considered row upon the maval situation at the opening of the Now
3.00; last 8. ACSTRALIAN CUT) 14, 89, 1.13, 1.48.
2.22, 252.2; last 30.3. BULDA CHIP, 1, 88.2. 1.10.2, 1.45.3.
2.10.2, 9.51.4; last Fl SunoPanme CHIEF, 1, 38, 1.13, 148; | Your,
9-33.2, 2.55.2; last ± 30,
of 54samples and a fumber of cartridge were producatusz Dantza, I†, 30, 1.10, 1.45,5, 2-2013, | dow in prosses and upon the marse af
2.31.4 last 31.
A good Brownie automatic pistol in caso by Detective Maphy in a case against PORTION 2 89, 1.13, 1.50, 3.25.3, Chinese, in the employ of the Government, 3.0, 3.85.2, last 89.2 who was charged with illegal possession MANDOLINI, 1 mile, 37, 1112, 1.44.2;
Mr Eldridge, of the Publia Works
Department, told the Magistrate that be gave the defendant that pistol and
4 quantity cause diarrhoes and ammunition for Chinese New Year. He kindred complaints. As a result of was not to koop it enfirafy: Me Eldridge maid be bad known defendant a number of these revelations the Singapore Legis-·|
years. lature passed Food and Drugst The Detective mid some days agora Ordinance, but "owing to the war" Europosa overseer was robbed by us, it has not yet come into force. In some of whom had revolvers, Suspicion this as in many other respects, the attached to some of the workmen and on conditions which obtain in Hongkong their quarters being searched the revolver are an improvement on those which was discovered: Defendant was brought before Mr Mol. Messer who ordered that exist at Singapore. This, however, he should be charged. is not to say that the institution of a Municipal Council in Hougtong would be andesirable. We believe it would be possible to set up a MUNICIPAL ADMINISTRATION: Municipal Councial for the City of
The Chuna "Mail,
HONGKONO, MONDAY, Feb. 7. 1916.
•
Victoris which would do most useful and effective work and at the same
Mr Wood adjourned the cre" until Wednesday morning, Axing buil at 859.
ARMED ROBBERY OHARGE
MONEY AND JEWELLERY WORTH $3,000 STOLEN.
Evidence was given in Mr Wood's Coar THE recent republication of dispat
time meet to a large extent the this morning in connection with an armed: ches on the subject of the governmeni of the Colony recalled the fact that aspirations of the community for robbery at 29 Gage Street on January nearly tiventy-two years ago Lord ter measure of local self-governard. There were two dafendants who were
RIPON, ES Secretary of State for the Colonies, frankly stated that he
ment..
LOCAL AND GENERAL
Four cases of entotic fever (ono fat), one of diphtheris (fatal) and two of puerperal fover (one fatal) are included in last week's reburu of infectious disease.
-
An election of a member to the Sani tary Board is fixed to take place on the 18th fast. The olection is necessitated by the departure of Dr. Fitzwilliams.
would like to see a Municipal Council NEWS OF THE DAY. established at Hongkong, but he was act confident that the difficulty of separating Municipal from Colonial [matters could be overcome, nor was he confident that a municipality would be welcome to and work harmoniously with the military authority. Mr JOSEPH CHAMBER LAIN, two years later, had the samo question under consideration. when be became Secretary of State for the Colonies, and shared to some extent. Lord RIPOT's views on this subject Mr CHAMBERLAIN observed
The Colony in addition to having that while most of the larger Crown
Ship Street, now has a Schooner Street. Colonies possess one or more Mani" It is notified in the Gazete that this is the LTD.cipal Councils, subordinate to the name of "the street adjoining the Northern Colonial Government, in Hongkong boundary of Island Lot No. 2093 and thero has been no such institution extending from Ehip Streat In a Westeriy "Moreover it seems," he wrote, "im-direction towards Inland Lot No. 199," practicable to alter this state of things for this reason among others that the Colony and Municipality, would be in great measure co-extensive and it would be almost impossible to draw the line between Colonial and Muni- cipal matters." That being so, in 6.30 p.m.-St. Joseph's College Associa. Mr CHAMBERLAIN's opinion, the most
WILLIAM POWELL,
THE DIARY.
MEMO. FOR TO-DAY.
tion's Annual Mooting...
The
China Navigation Steamship Company's Tainan which collided with the Japanese steamer Daijin Maru which sunk near. Swatow, taking down with her 166
lives, is to be refitted with a new stem
and about half a dozen plates. The shape of the stem after the impact indicates that that the blow was an upper one,
Accused of standing various articles of jewellery and money valued at $3,159. Much of the property had been recovered with the exception of a diamond ring worth $2,008.
4
2.18.3; Jast 62.4.
MIDDLESEX CHI mile, 87, 1.14.
4
1.50.3, 3.34.3; last $4.
THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, MR. E. H. SHARP TO FILL THE VACANCY.
Subsequently Mr Sharp bad experience member of the Executive Council and Legislative Council, baring acted as
In the presence of the gigantia struggle which the British Navy exorcises-and will from day to day Is greater degree coniicue
to exercises. Cominant indusnes, no dis
pre-War times, is possible or desirable cussion of Naval Policy, an understood in During the nosenteen months of the Wat the achievements of the Fleet have entertained far surpassed the anticipations at the outbreak of the confist by the most Ardent believer in British nes power. In every zariety of operation upon which the Nary has buon engaged during the past your there has been brilliant demonstra Lion of those Aghting qualities accompanied by skill, daring and resourcefalnons which are for centurice bean the proud tradition It is but the of the British Fleet
rations the of
-Tha Peking Gouette tranülatee as "follows amandate laced by the Stabe Department on January 28th:-- --Telegrams bare hean received from Lung Oh-kaang and Chang Ming chi staling that reports have been received from El Chias ping Director of the Country Cleansing campaign in the prefecture of Halchow, to of-Halchow and effected a the district the effect that rebels have secretly entered league with the local totais of Hulyang and Pulo, said to be ten thousand in num
ber
and that they have suddenly stikaked. Tamani, while another large band of rob- bars has created disturbances in various localities with the view of eventually ocopying Huichow. Orders were ginn La Haaungand Li Cho, battalion commanders to aurround and attack the bandita at Tamsui and Potang N THE VALOUR OF THE TROOPS. It is sunounced in the Gastle that is
Although the number, of Government. British Navy has Hrang Fel-lung, commander of the robbers, Majesty the King has been ploised to her truth to declare that during this appoint 3dr Expert Hamilton Sharp.ime of suprema crises in the dealing troops was smaller than that of the robbers. ... to be an Unoficial Member of the discharged to a degree anexampled in the was killed in action, while numerous dating Executive Council vice she lato Mn. E. A whole course of history its great trust as the lenders of the robbers were captured alive. Hewett, O.M.G., with effect from this date. guardian of the liberties of mankind. The The robbers then dispersed, but they soon Mr Sharp, after taking M., and B...Commander-in-Chief of the Grad Flent, returned to the district of Chowmi in and the Officers and Men in all bur Bghting Hus how. Commander L Halang than degreen at Oxford, was called to the Barat ships decorre the warmest congratulations attacked them in the night and killed the Inner Temple; practised in London of the British Race throughout the world Cheng. Fa-lin, leader of the robbers and on the Midland, Cirenit prior to first for their unswerving zoal, davation to duty, ragguard, as well as several other daring coming eat to Hongkong in 1894, and has and spirit of self-sacrifice, which Lave boon robbers. Other bands of rubbers then sosi
manifest in ivory incident of British navstared in all directions; but the main body. also frequently appeared since than before activity since the beginning of the struggle. Red to their old done at Fentowo in Palo The Navy is ellent. It is unsoon by the and Petionlin. Colonel Chen Kno-haveh
ot the Privy Council in England. Ha`waa
the people of the Empire, but is and Battalion Commander Chang Tae ting is more apparent now than over before thon vigorously attacked the robbers in made a K.C. la 180?..
that the Navy is nevertheless the trustee their den and inflicted a crushing defeat the British Empira and indeed the people leader was killed. The marinas Gosne medt forces then marched out in different of Freedom's birthright of the people of after a fieres battle, in which the rubber directions in search of the scattered robbers and captured many of them. The main the whole human race.
body of the robbers had LOW effectively suppressed, but the soldiers are still at work completing the work of
ezuntry-cleansing."
The
Provincial I-Apart from a few futile raida no British
territory in any part of the world has Authorities then ask for suitable rewarde baan violated by the enemy.
for the officers and men who specially During seventeen months of War the distinguished themselves in sotion. In the overseas trade of the United Kingdom recent daterbanca the rebels sought to reached in round figures ona thousand capture the city of Knangchow br hundred million sterling, or first capturing Huishow. They worked at hundred million pounds per their scheme for a yest and gathered
many as over ten thousand men round, month. -Food and drink to the value of about them for this-parposs. As the various
four hundred million pounds has born bodies of these rebels rosa Imported into the United Kingdom their force was quite appreciable. For during the year 1916 for the mainten-tunately, the officers were alrand in res ance of the daily life of the people. nexa and the mon eagerly pressed forward 4-The sea-borne commerce of Germany, in action, and thas, step by step, the rebels Actis, and Turkey, amounting to were scattered and their leaders were eithe at nearly one thousand one hundred killed or captared. This is the result million starling, has been driven from the able work of Lang Chi keang and Chang Min-chi and the bravery of the officers and man. Wo are greatly pleased with the grast merit achieved by these cfficers and men, which will give peace to the people.
Attorney Geners! in 1903, and agat in 1904-05. He has worked on many loca Public Committees and Commissiona, 'ant has received the thanks of the Government for services. Ee bas frequently scted in the Hougkong Courts both for suċ against the Government..
The occupier of the house described how a gang of three or four robbers
He acted an Attorney General under Sir attacked the house, The first mao carried what looked to bo bomb. Henry Blake and Sit Matthew Nathan. He That man he was able to identify as the war on the Committee appointed to prepare fint defendant. Ha (defendant) threatened the Code of Civil Procedure, mad be, was to kill them allin case they made a noise or also on the Official Commission to exquire attempted to raise an alarm. Other robbertate the working of the Registry of the cafried knives and threatened murder Supreme Court. Complainant was bound at the wrists and, the ring he was wearing was taken. It a diamond ring velded at 82,000. The keys of the safe were taken from his girdle at 9700 in bank notas stolen. A police whistle was born and some one za up the
Council will undoubtedly most with public stairs and told the robbers to leave with Unofficial Member of haste. After they had left he ran on to the verandah and shouted that there had approval.
besz a robbery.
His Worship committed the defendants to take their trial.
SHIP STABBING AFFAIR. ·
CANBLERS COMMITTED TOR- TRIAL;
The case was continued in Mr Hazeland's Court this afternoon of a charge of murder
sguiest two passengers by the s.a. Ping Suey. The mardored man died, it is alleged, as a result of a stab woord which he received in a gambling dispute, on board the
Mr J. H. Gardiner and Bir Dennys of Messrs Dennys and Bowley defended.,
Mr. Sharp acted as Counsel for the Chinese College of Medicine, he is on the governing body of the Matilds. Hospital and on the War Charities Committoo,
Mr sharp. has visited most of the British pressions, sad this appointment as an
the Exazutive
A FORTHCOMING AD.C. PERFORMANCE.
The A.D.C, tare in activa preparation H. B Irving's ratout great Savoy saucess! "The Angel in the House," a deliciously witty comedy by that brilliant young play. right B. Macdonald Hastings in collabora-
role-
Hon with Eden Philpottaa
The critic of the Academy "Delicious! & fantasy for the stage which will hold the attention of audiences in the most dificult season that our theatres have ever known"
It is hoped to produce the play here about the second week in March, and it will be given in aid of the Blus Cross Fund
of
A brief summary of the achievements of the Nary in its relation to the process of the war will, it is hoped, provido seasonable food for thought-
the seas.
-Seven million tons of German, Ane
trian, and Turkish shipping have been driven to mask refuge in destroyed
bean
A PRINCEDOM, DECORATIONS AND PROMOTIONS.
Kuo Exi
Li Chin
the harbours of neutral countries. 6 Yash anies with casualties at-53 which only amount, to one man per thousand have been transported
Lung Chi-kang is hereby given the title from the ends of the earth to the
of Prince of the second degree: Chant Parion theatres of war. -The brilliant operations of the British Min-shi, the first class Wen-he Decoration, submarines in the Baltic Sun hava and the other officers ball be rewarded. crippled German strategy as directed upon the recommendation of their respec against Eassis and have virtually tire superior officers so that their meribe. completed the blockade of Germany may be
be suitably recognised. ping, Director of the Country-Class- apon its Baltic seaboard. 8-The whole coast line of our great Allying campaign to Huichow and Occupa France has been preserved froin enemy tion Commissions of Kaolel, is hereby raised to the dignity of Baron of the -aggression.
The German submarine menace which first class. Tan Er-year is promoted aimed at the complete destruction of to the rank of Lieutenant General, En-shih is given the 3rd Class Wan-hu British shipping has been strangled in British bometers, and a being Decoration; Cheng Kuo-hsneb the rank of Nish-halpg, the reduced within the arrowest limits in Major-General;
bravet rank of rat hep
Lu Han the Mediterranean 10-The War operations of the Allies in lung, the rank of Colonel of Infantry with very aptiere of conflict are being main the bravet rauk of Major General Chung His Excellency the froreznor-baz-beun-
tained by the combined support of the Tee-ting, La Wen cheng Ma Chen has and practical course was to recognise that pleased to appoint Mr E. V. Carpinaal to seb
tang, the rank of Colonel; and Allied Fleets. the Colonial Government discharged Deputy Registrar and Accountant of the
Dr. Such, Superintendent of the Govern
The Navy League desires to acknowledge Li Cho, the rank of Lieutenant with the
bruvat tank of Qoional. Requests for pro Supramo Court, In addition to his other Municipal duties and or this account duties, with effect from the 25th January, ment Civil Hospital, spoke as to the wound (the original Fund for supplying Herewith the warmest gratifeation the nequalit Mr CHAIBERLAIN conceded up and to appoint Mr C. A. D. Melbourne and inflicted on the daccased who had stated comforts for Home and Expeditionary bed success which ba attended every motions for other afficers are hereby all The actual dates will be branch of Admiralty administration since granted; and the Ministries of War and MEMO, FOK TO-MORROW.
was 12 years of age. When Forous) official representation on the Executive Mr E. V. Carpmael to be Deputy Registrars that be
direction of the fonctions at the Beard of ments in the Cheng Shib Tang are bo tako of Furniture, 2.30 p.m.-Auction
Council. We do not by any means of the Supreme Court of Hongkong. In admitted to hospital has entering announced in due course and the booking the beginning of the War Mr Balfour faterior a wall is the Bureau of Appoint
from & wound which penetrated to the for two performances only will open Admiralty bas secured the universal note of this.
of the abdomenal wall. An operation was per-
people of the Empire appreciation of Crockery, Pianos, etc. at. Messrs. endorse the views expressed by Lord Prize, with effect from the 25th January,
and his eminently correct interpretation of A First Lord has given bis duties RIFON and Mr.CHAMBERLAIN regard- Hughes and Hough's.
Ten Gorman, missionaries deported formed and a wound in the large Intestine ing the impossibility of drawing the from the South Sea Isisada, who have been connected with the Abdowscal wall was. found. That was attended to and he
bounded satisfaction to the Officers and Man of the Fleet. It is due to Me Balfette line between Colonial and Municipal staying in a Yokohama hotel since they was put to bed. The wound in the
to smart that the direct resnit of his pre nones at the Admiralty has been to create matters. Why is it more difficult towers taken there some weeks ago, says the abdomenal wall was to the night of
between the personal of the Flest and the draw the line here than at Singapore?"Japan Daily Mall, intonded to take the navel, about one inch from it and
great Department over which he presides Deceased rallied: a little after the operatie
an angaalsed bead of mutual sympathy Surely it is just as possible. A more parage by the T. K. K. Ls. Eizo Maraverse, and about an inch long
and confidence. debateable point, we should say, is as which left for South Amarice, but were bat got worse and died at,6.45 p.m. 95
refused paunge by the shipping company. next day. He performed a post mortem to the advisability of creating a
They are now at lows how to return homesamination the day following and found no further injury. The cause of destä was municipality. We have just been
es do neutral steamers are available.
apenetrating wound in the intestine and ardise failure. A kaite could have in perusing a masterly exposition of
flicted such a wound. municipal ideals by Mr. ROLAND
Answering Blz Dennys, witness exid the heart of the deceased was in a condition of degeneration characteristic of his age. The wound was a very serious one but not fatal. Bi Worship committed each defendant to take ain trial at the sessions.
General Memoranda.
WROXENDAT, Feb..
LI-Auction of condemned' and confiscated Goods at Central Police Station.
SATURDAY, Feb. 12;-
Co's. Meeting.
BUSDAY, Feb. 13-
-Excursion to Macao by contained
*Tairban
The Hon. Mr. Claud Severn presided
THE LINAN-DAIJIN COLLISION. DEATH OF THE LINAN'S CHIEF OFFICER
shortly.
HUMPHREYS ESTATE & FINANCE COMPANY, LIMITED.
The report of the Directors for the rear ending 31st December, 1918 states:
The net Profit for that.
period, including $10,078.19 brought forward from last. account, amounts to 65,801, From which have to be deducted Remuneration to Direc tors 5% on Not Profit ........
-22,786.39
General Managera 5% –
Remcaeraston to
on Net Proft 2,786.59
8.673.18
A SINGAPORE TRAGEDY.
SENSATIONAL STORY TOLD TO CORONER.
An enquiry was held on January 28th, st Stugapore, into the death of Mr Colin Stracey Guillum Scott, first officer of the Straits Steamabip Company's steamer Katong, who with his wife was found concious in their bedroom at the Besviaw Hotel The men died without recovering consciousness, but Mra Scott, after banging between life and death for several days, came to, and was strong enough to attend the inquest.
The medical evidence bawid that death was das to 7sonal poisoning.
The Navy League must again emphasise the view to which is has no frequently given expression and upon which it has made the strongest representation to H Majesty's Government, that there ought not to be, sad that there must not be, any interference with the fall play of the Sea Power exercised by the Fleet by acy other Noon-Humphrey's Estate and Finance BRADDELL, a member of the Muni-over meeting of the Licensing Board
Department of the Governmant except the cipal Commission of Singapore, and day, atheis present being the Hon. Mr D.
Admiralty, and it strongly apposts for the
Mr Milthorpe after, boing cautioned, support of the pablis opinion of the So far as we are able to compare Landale, Bos. Sir Paul Chinter, Mr H. 9. Northcote, Mr T. F. Hough and Mr G.
Empire in demanding that no secret said thist for the Instalme years he had bab the information which his lecture. Woodcock (Secretary). An application
greements and no International Tribunals been known as Mrs Florens Boott municipal for the transfer of the Alexandra Café
of any kind whatsoorer shall be permitted bar real name was: Catharine Florence respecting
daring the course of the War, or in the Milthorpe, and she was the wife of arthur fetare. to limit or restrict the activities of Milthorpe, who was still alivs, Bhe End administration in Singapore, with adjunct Licence to Mr Nellia Babbage,
the Flest in excouting the primary objects never been in the habit of taking veronal, existing conditions in Hongkong, wils of Quartermaster Babbage of the
bat Mr Spott had taken it. In Hongkong of its existence.
The League strongly maintains that it be was in hospital after taking it with we cannot discover that. Hongkong Ordnance Corpe, was granted without
d-be is conformity with the dignity the intention of committing acide. On would suffers by thecomparison. In fact
A tragic discorszy was made yesterday.
of this country in view of the dominant the evening of the 6t5, Mr Scots bought Phinis st place which the Nary occupies in the pro-verozal it two shops, two small our local administration seems in
secution of the War that an Admiral should the Medical Hall in Bras Bassh Road and a be appointed to the War Council of the third bottle at the Chinese dispepty many respects to be better than that sad did damage estimated at 91,300 broke morning on board thos.s. Lánan while the out about midnight at Clioung Chan on bost was lying ab Taikoo Dook, the Chief
Cabinobead should have his proper placeWitness was with him at the time and SATURDAY, Feb. 19.-
of Singapore, and we are unable to grasy. An old woman left her shed to go Officer, Mr W. O. 8. Shepherd, being
arifred thers between half past eight and Nova-Hongkong and Shanghai Back
a that in any respect it is worse and purchase candles and on her return, after discovered dead in his bad. He was about In accordance with Rule No. 76 of the is the scaridération of all questious Affect together they returned to the hotel. They
tags and joined the 'sotopany 18 Company's articles of Association the ing the joint War Policy of the Alfier.
Directors. Me-sen J. Scott Barton, W. The Bavy League has frequently sohnalt nine Mr Scott, is the bedroom, said he Mesting
MI. BRADDELL in his lecture said an absence of five minutes, abe found the 30 years. that the obiect of Municipal Admini-roof ablaze. A strong wind used the fro months ago in Bhanghai, where he leaTS Boncer, W. IL Pattanden wud Dr. Jted to the Government the gross injustice wished to dla bat did not want to leave her Volunteer Reserves: Field Operations. /'etration was to provide a henithy and to spread to the neighbouring shods which widow and a son. "A post-mortem examina: W, Noble retire, but being aligible, afferrader which officers in His Majesty's Fleet bebied and so he asked her to take veronal
MONDAY, Feb. 14-
1-Union Water "Boat Co's.
Meeting.
BUNDAY, Feb. 50
discamion.-
A fire which gutted oleren matsheds
wore entirely burnt out. It is presumed that clean town and its main care was the the outbreak was caused by the explosion Mox. 21, Toms, 2 & W., Feb. 2-health of, the citizen. Can it be said of fireworks thrown by boys. "Hongkong Jockey Club's Base Mosting that the health of the citizen is better
cared for in Bingapore with its Municipal Commission than it is in Hongkong which is without a Municipal Commission? Mr. BRAD DELL when he dealt with Manicipal VISITING CARDS administration in the matter of food and drink quoted figures supplied by the Municipal Analyst which we hope and believe cannot be ulled in Hongkong. He said that no less dan
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Lesting & balance of......9 60,230.57
Which the Directors recom mand should be appropriat ed as follows : “...] Pay à dividend-of 85.centa-par Carry forward to new Profit &
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The faneral will take place to night and will be tanded by a large number of Masara Butterfield sad 'Swire's employees at the docks and from ships in the harbour,
BEWARE OF COLDS. NEILDREN are much more likely to contract the contagious diseases what We understand that there has been an
huria scarlet fever and consumption are paraciable rise in Hongkong and Whampe they have colds. Whooplug, cough, dipht Dock Company shares during the week and disc that are often contracted when Douglases loo show tu opward tendancy
medical authorities say beware of colds latest price quoted this afternoon Memes Varnon sod Smyth sta
For the quick cure of colds you will and Docks (ǝld), 80 buyers
nothing better than Chamberlain's Cough (old)881 for March Remedy It can always be depended up
And a picant and safe to take. 1
For als FK Cheminia and Storekeepens. His for Mach
Douglases Y
the child has a colds, That is why all
$52,500.00
7.780.87 $60,490,87
DIREGIOJE, A
themselves for re-election.
with him deb
sufar in their pay and allowances. The Aprons
que holde thao in retard for the ser, the Coroner: You were quite agreable
The Witcess: He asked me to take it Dil he fake most of the tabloids 1-He The Accounts have been audited by rices rendered no servant of the Crown is
The treatment of took more than: I did. Agnat Meases, FL Ferey Smith, and so watchedly treated as the officers la Bis
ho have boon, sent le sos You both knew what you wazo, taking Bernard Brown, Ay who offer them: Majesty's ships of war
midshipmen who esives for re-election:
HEARY HUMPHREYS,
people of this
Chairman. Hongkong, Bad Folmary, 1916.
TICKLING IN THE THROAI? 11VEN the stort tickling or hours
to the throat may be des forum
during the courae of the war is nothing ear both took it for the purpose of Less than & Bound the we
When
great nation, committing suicide Was ME Scott in Tho: Teague saks once more for the financis difonities Yes, and thes
of the publia in secaring from the worried him support o
Government without further delay their And you made up your mind
to the distribution of the Prize would go with him. Well, Mr Boot
borisat
that you id
Money which had been withheld from that be dit net know what would becouse officers and mer up to the present, and fed on he wie dead, kad pe which has been so well earned under The jait found that deceased commi ted infoscribable condition of risk and suicide by taking yeronal dining temperary sacrifice of a dangerous llcqua,“.... Blōp it at once with pureviche Love Fleet Arpon grad, frr11645% ental aberration, caused by his fragola) troubles, nad verdt to the deal was
Ommberlain's Congh Rathedy For asl by All Chemite and Ekorakat MEK
sigths and
iceboythe Mary Lagu
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